The disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong made a tearful apology to staff at his
cancer charity yesterday. It came as he prepared to face the mountain of
evidence that points to him being one of the biggest drugs cheats in
sporting history in an interview on Oprah.

One person present said that Armstrong choked up and employees of his
Livestrong Foundation cried. He gave “a very sincere and heartfelt
expression of regret over any stress that they’ve suffered over the course
of the last few years as a result of the media attention,” a spokeswoman
said.